Chapter 33

Nan He gave an order, and the Sea Otter staff in the engine room quickly started the wheel, and the Deep Sea headed towards the bar. Nan He stood at the bow, letting the sea breeze blow his hair into a mess.

Soon, the two buildings on the sea were side by side. The capable Sea Otter staff parked the boat in a good position, just enough for Nanhe to stand at the door of the bar. He squinted his eyes and looked at the bar. Next to the Deep Sea, the Yuan Bar, which was only about 100 to 200 square meters, looked small and cute.

Nanhe showed disdain on his face, and with a light jump on his long legs, he crossed the gap in the middle, pushed open the door and walked into the bar. The sea otters following behind him pushed and shoved, built a floating bridge with wooden planks, and also rushed in noisily.

"Huh, you don't have much business here!" Nan He sneered when he saw there were only two lonely customers in front of the bar.

Fang Shao was a little confused when he saw the strange man pushing open the door with a bad face. Peter, who was curiously looking at the "Ancient Dream" in Fang Shao's hand, saw a group of sea otters pushing and shouting behind Nanhe, and was so scared that he dropped the pizza in his mouth, "What is this, a talking sea otter?"

His excitement this time was different from the excitement he had when he saw Totoro before. If Peter hadn't remembered where he was, he would have almost put on the Spider-suit to fight.

Compared to him, Tu Su's expression was much calmer. In the world of Gu Jian, the existence of monsters was common, far from being a cause of alarm. Moreover, although these little monsters spoke and acted recklessly, they did not have a murderous aura, so there was no need to be vigilant.

However, the man in the lead looked like he had bad intentions, which made Tu Su pay more attention to him.

"Sir, what would you like to order?" Fang Shao smiled and put the bottle of wine aside.

Nan He looked around the bar and picked up a small red-green light on the table. The originally quiet decoration immediately flashed red in his hand. Nan He put it down casually, walked to the bar counter and knocked on the table. "What good things do you have here? Let me take a look first."

His posture was nonchalant and his tone was a bit exaggerated, which made Tu Su and Peter frown.

"We serve drinks, snacks and light meals. Please take a look, sir." Fang Shao took out a price list and handed it to Nan He.

"Pizza, burgers, braised chicken, Yangzhou fried rice... what are these? They are too simple and old-fashioned!" Nan He glanced at the simple meals on the menu, first criticizing Fang Shao's dishes, and then praising his own hotel eloquently, "We are different from small restaurants like yours. We have hired the best chefs. Not only are the ingredients fresh and ready to use, but each dish is full of characteristics and innovation. Our specialties include oyster ice cream, chocolate-stuffed pig intestines, buttered petai, blueberry sour bean buns..."

Peter's eyebrows twitched every time he mentioned a dish. Oysters and ice cream, chocolate and fat intestines, how are these ingredients connected together? Is this something humans eat, or do monsters have different tastes than humans?

Tu Su couldn't help but think of Feng Qingxue's dark dishes. Perhaps Qingxue, who loves to treat all kinds of things as ingredients, can have a common language with this man.

"Especially our signature dish, the Smiling Dumpling Soup, which is made from the most mysterious sea elves in the deep sea..." Nanhe became more and more excited.

Laughing pimple soup? Fang Shao couldn't help but think of a certain scene. Just at this moment, the little girl in the red coat also followed in timidly.

"Sangxiu, you're crowding me." A little sea otter raised its head and said in a baby voice.

The girl quickly stepped aside. "Sorry, Sugar Bean."

The key words "Smiling Lump Soup", "Shengsu", "Red Jacket", and "Little Girl" were linked together in Fang Shao's mind, forming several pictures that left a deep impression on him. With a thought, he looked behind Shensu.

Peter noticed Fang Shao's action and turned to look outside. The bar lobby was crowded with sea otters. The door was open, and Peter saw the colorful Deepsea and the dazzling blue sky outside.

"What kind of world is this? The colors are so bright, like a child's crayon drawing." Peter complained in a low voice.

After hearing what Peter said, Fang Shao was silent. "Deep Sea" is an animated film that was released at the same time as "The Wandering Earth 2". Although Fang Shao has not watched it, he has seen many recommended videos by UP masters on Bilibili. On the surface, the movie tells the story of a girl named Shen Su who encounters the Deep Sea Hotel and its owner Nan He on the sea. In reality, it is a very tear-jerking tragedy.

The overly bright and dazzling background color outside is because this is originally a child’s dream.

I just don't know what period the story is currently developing to.

Fang Shao looked at the girl hiding in the crowd. Nan He noticed his distraction and waved the menu in front of him. "Hey, are you listening to me? Look at your simple dishes, how can they compare with our Deep Sea Hotel. I advise you to stay away from here, so as not to delay my business and you will waste your efforts."

As he was swaying, he was suddenly caught by a line of words on the price list. "One million?! What kind of wine is this? How dare you sell it for so much? Our Xiaokouchangkai Dumpling Soup only sells for a few hundred yuan."

Fang Shao suddenly had an idea and said with a smile, "We sell it at a high price for a reason. Why don't you ask my customers if it's worth the price?" Fang Shao picked up the wine bottle beside him and looked at Tu Su.

Nan He stared at Tu Su with eyes wide open, as if he wanted to recognize this sucker who spent a huge amount of money on a bottle of wine. He stretched out his arm to hold Tu Su's shoulders, but Tu Su took a step back and avoided his approach. Nan He rubbed his hands nonchalantly, and continued to approach Tu Su with a smug look, "Guest, why don't you go to our Deep Sea Hotel to have a look? Our smiling pimple soup is guaranteed to make you feel refreshed and smile all the time. A bowl is only five hundred, no, fifty thousand yuan."

Tu Su shook his head coldly, "I bought this wine for my own use, you don't need to say more."

Peter was quite interested in the Laughing Dumpling Soup, but when he thought of the strange combinations of ingredients that Nanhe had mentioned at the beginning, he suppressed his curiosity. Moreover, he felt his pockets and found that he didn't have a million or fifty thousand dollars.

Once again, it proves that Peter Parker is a pauper.

Not only Mr. Zhu and Mr. Stark, but also this little friend of Harry's is much richer than him. And with this precedent, maybe Harry will become a millionaire when he grows up.

Sad, depressed...

Not knowing that Peter, whose words had come true, was still entangled there, Fang Shao gestured to Dave who came out after hearing the noise, and then smiled and said to Tu Su, "It seems that this guest doesn't quite believe it. Baili Shaoxia, how about you give him a sip and try it?"

Tu Su didn't understand why, but he still chose to trust Boss Fang who had always guided and helped him. "Just listen to Boss Fang."

Fang Shao opened the bottle, and the clear aroma of wine spread. He took a sip of the wine from the small wine glass in the package, "You'll know if it's worth it if you try it." He handed the wine to Nanhe.

Nan He crossed his arms suspiciously. "You let me try such an expensive wine? You are not playing a double game, are you? Let me try it first and then charge me later."

Fang Shao shrugged nonchalantly and offered the wine to the shrinking little girl. "Little girl, how about you try it?"

Shen Su took two steps back nervously. Fang Shao walked out from behind the bar, slowly approached the girl, bent down and said to her gently, "You are a good girl, do you want to help us judge?"

"Good boy..." Shen Su repeated the word and raised his head, but his eyes were still a little evasive.

"Minors cannot drink alcohol!" Peter, who had been rejected before, felt deeply discriminated against and shouted indignantly.

Tu Su put his hand on his chest, which was rushing forward, and shook his head slightly. "Be patient."

Shen Su looked at Fang Shao's gentle gaze and slowly raised his hands to take the wine glass. Nan He suddenly came from behind the two of them and snatched the glass from the girl's hand, "Why would a child drink wine? Let me try it."

"Why are you stealing things from a kid..." Peter couldn't stand it and tried to stop Nan He, but was stopped by Fang Shao. "It's okay, same thing."

Nan He raised his head and swallowed the wine. "That's it..."

Fang Shao looked at the man.

Nan He's movements suddenly became strange and stiff, like a frame-dropped picture. His originally carefree expression seemed frozen, and deep in his eyes he revealed sadness and helplessness, like a child.

Just like Orion...

Fang Shao looked towards Cangxiu. The girl wanted to hide behind the sea otters again, but the sea otters at this time were just like Nanhe, silently maintaining their previous movements without moving.

The picture suddenly became weird.

Tu Su was slightly stunned. "This is..."

"Is this a ghost?" Peter shrank his neck and hid behind Tu Su to answer. He was good at fighting, but he was most afraid of ghosts and monsters.

Tu Su shook his head. It was not a ghost, nor an illusion, nor a puppetry. But no matter what, the central character was the seemingly insignificant little girl, and it was the sip of wine that revealed everything.

"Jellybeans!"

“Nanhe!”

"Ahua!"

There was no response to her calls, and seeing all the familiar people turned into stiff statues, the girl was frightened and squatted down, wrapping herself tightly in her red coat.

"Shensu!" Fang Shao said softly.

The girl buried her head and ignored the calls from outside.

"Shengsu!"

"Kid! Wake up!" Suddenly a familiar voice sounded in Cangxiu's ears.

"Nanhe?" Shenxu raised his head. But the voice did not come from the frozen Nanhe, but from somewhere higher and farther away.

Fang Shao, who heard nothing, also raised his head.

Is that you, Nanhe?

The real Nanhe...

Fang Shao said to Shen Su gently, "Did you hear his voice?"

Rigel nodded. "Someone is calling me."

Fang Shao touched her head and said, "It's not too late then."

"What's too late?" Shenxiu was at a loss. Everything that happened was too strange.

"Kid, don't sleep!" Another call came, with anxiety and worry.

Cangsuo hugged himself tightly.

Fang Shao said slowly, "You remember it, don't you?" The warmth of his palm seemed to give Shen Su strength. The painful memories gradually emerged in her mind.

The surging waves in the sea, the distant cruise ship and lights, the flattened yellow duck lifebuoy, and the Nan River. No, that’s not the Nan River.

It was a little ugly guy with all his makeup on. He jumped off the cruise ship wearing a lifebuoy, and kept encouraging himself with an exaggerated smile and voice.

But I...

"He's injured..." Shenxiu said in a low voice. "It's all my fault. It would be better if I weren't here."